Vox

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UNIONS

“When are people going to realize that these unions in Wisconsin are just fighting for their own pocketbook? The fewer dues they get, the less money they have to work with and spend and put in their own pockets. This boycotting of small businesses now by the unions because they simply won’t put up a sign supporting the unions is absolutely disgraceful. This government should charge those unions with intimidation. They are holding a gun at the head of small business owners. Is this the American way? Is this the country we were born and raised in? It’s just unbelievable.”

POLITICS

“Sen. DeMint and Sen. Graham, Republicans. If they get their way, these are the following things that are going to get cut: $20 million from clean and safe water, 2,100 South Carolina children will be immediately cut from Head Start programs and early childhood development, 78 million will be cut from programs affecting 127,000 of our education students from South Carolina, job training and employment services will be eliminated immediately and 2.7 million will be cut from law enforcement assistance taking cops off the beat. This is your senators in South Carolina at work. Senator DeMint and Senator Graham, Republicans. How grateful we are that these gentlemen are in our offices. Think about that.”

“How does our illustrious Gov. Nikki Haley have the gall to visit our public school when one of her agendas is to destroy public education? Seems like deception.”

“The state of South Carolina does not need an identification law. There has not been one proven case of voter fraud or evidence of voter impersonation in this state. A similar bill in Missouri cost their taxpayers over $20 million. The Republicans who run South Carolina keep cutting worthwhile programs that benefit our citizens because they say we can’t afford them. Well if that’s true then obviously we can’t afford this expensive unnecessary bill that only serves to disenfranchise the poor and elderly in rural South Carolina.”

GOVERNMENT

“What happens to our money? If you think it’s not worth what it used to be you are right. And if you think you’ve been robbed by inflation created by the Fed you are right again.”

“Are you really serious about cutting back government? Because if you are you would start in Washington. We no longer need so many legislators. We are living in the information age. Even our children are learning with computers and many teachers are losing their jobs. We can make a huge cutback on the amount of money and benefits that we, the American people, each pay out. Each state only needs one person in the House and one person in the Senate. The legislators can go back to their state and have town hall meetings to get the information out and the feedback. It’s a good time to break up the good ole’ boy’s network. American people can no longer afford to keep this club going when they’re losing jobs and homes. We also need to have a pay freeze across the board and in each state to keep people working such as teachers, fireman and policeman.”

TEA TIME

“God Bless the tea party. Stand up and be counted and don’t be bullied or intimidated.”

VOX ON VOX

“I’m responding to the editor’s note to a Vox that was published on Thursday. The note states that it’s the editor’s job to pick and choose what goes into Bluffton Today otherwise the system would be chaos. I understand that the editor picks and chooses but usually that would be maybe for a letter to the editor. I thought the Vox was a spontaneous phone call and was supposed to be printed as the anonymous Vox caller stating their views. If you are going to contort and change the views of the Vox callers, why bother to have the Vox? I can’t wait to see the edited version if my Vox should happen the make the paper. You really should re-consider your policy. Pick and choose? I don’t think so. Not on the Vox.”